this production at the 47th Street Theater leads with its heart. Nimbly played, the lively young lovers seem as if they could live down the street... They swoon, and we feel their rapture. They torment one another, and we pity their pain.”

- Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times on A Midsummer Nights’ Dream

Bottom all but steals the comedy... but Becca Ballenger as Hermia gives him some serious competition.”

- Montgomery Advertiser on A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ballenger’s Honey is delightfully sweet in her innocence as she walks unknowingly into the fray, unraveling and descending into hilarious drunkenness to escape her discomfort…

In the hands of a capable, trained cast, the power of the themes and messages is inescapable — and equally entertaining.”

- The Naples Press on Who’s Afraid…Woolf

If you think you’ve seen Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, guess again, because you’ve likely not seen a production as nuanced and as superb as Gulfshore Playhouse’s current offering. These four actors are the perfect quartet.

…Not to be missed. Even though it’s the venue’s opening play of the season, it’s already on my ‘best of the season’ list.”

- Florida On Stage on Who’s Afraid…Woolf

Sam Bell-Gurwitz and Becca Ballenger rounded out the cast perfectly as Nick and Honey. Their performances added humor, confusion, and heartbreak to the mix, showing how easily people can get caught in someone else’s emotional storm.”

- BroadwayWorld on Who’s Afraid… Woolf

She can give a sharp retort when it's called for, but she'd just as soon be nice to everyone. To watch Ballenger try to maintain her composure when events conspire against Jonatha makes for a heartbreaking performance.”

- The New Jersey Star Ledger on American Stare

Ballenger as Annelle grabs hearts with her sincerity. And boy, can she do hair!”

- The Rochester Chronicle on Steel Magnolias